Overview

When accessing the Hosts Configuration Page, Administrators see an Host Table, listing all Hosts objects.

This table contains the following informations :

  • Differences
  • Name
  • Description
  • Address
  • Realm
  • PollerTag
  • Host Template
  • Sources
  • Status

This page also provides, on the left, an action Menu, used to :

  • Add a new Host
  • Show Hosts detected by Automatic Modules
  • Accept differencies on selected elements

 

 

On the top of the table, A tool bar let Administrators the ability to :

  • Enable, Disable, Delete or Duplicate selected Hosts
  • Filter List by Name
  • Filter List by Template applied on Hosts

 

 

Create a new Host

To create a new Host, use the button "Add new [Host]" located in the Action Menu

 

Host creation form will be displayed.

This form is composed of tabs, corresponding to categories of properties :

  • Generic

  • Data

  • Monitoring

  • Checks

  • Notifications

  • Advanced

For each category, a corresponding form is displayed.

Generic

Generic properties contains the minimum properties requiered to create an Host :

  • Name

    • the name of the Host

    • this field is requiered

  • Description
    • extended description, displayed in Host Widget
    • Name is used if nothing is filled
  • Address
    • address used to join the host on the network
    • can be an IP Address, or a resolvable hostname (Short or FQDN)
  • Host Templates to inherit
    • list of templates the new host should herit to
    • templates name are suggested when starting to fill the field
  • Add in Hostgroups
    • a list of available Hostgroups the new host should be in
    • more than one hostgroup can be selected
  • Realm
    • realm from which the host should be monitored
    • only one choice can be made
  • Priroty
    • the priority is a feature used to show the criticality level of hosts
    • there is no impact on check method or notifications
    • by default, level of Host Template is used
  • Networks parents
    • this field is used to determine hosts located between poller and the new Host
    • filling this property helps in problem resolution, and in impact calculation
  • Enabled
    • this property determines if the host will be used or not by Shinken
    • a disabled host is still present in configuration, but is not scheduled, and is not visible on the WebUI
    • by default, the value is inherited by the template

Data

Monitoring

Checks

Notifications

Advanced